Paper-hanging machine



March 9 1926. 1,576,403

PAPER HANGING MACHINE Filed Nov. 6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet") 52am? Bows WITNBS:

March 9 1926.

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I stew Bums Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,576,403 PATENT OFFICE.

STEVE 3030s, or KENMORE, onto.

PAPER-HANGING MACHINE.

Application filed November 6, 1925 Serial No. 67,374.

ful Improvements in Paper-Hanging Ma chines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprehends the provision of a wall papering machine, wherein a roll of paper is supported and unwound therefrom as it is applied to the wall, by moving the machine over the surface to be papered, means being provided for pasting one side of the paper before it leaves the machine, and subsequently cutting off from the roll a strip of any desired length.

In carrying out the invention I also provide means for cutting off the selvage or edge of the paper before it leavesthe machine, and automatically roll the selvage upon another rollerarranged therein.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read in con-- nection with the accompanying drawings, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and

wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine showing how the invention is used.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view therethrough, also showing the invention in use.

Figure 3 is a view taken at a right angle to Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a top plan view.

Figure 5 is a sectional view showing how the roller for the roll of paper is removed from the machine.

The machine forming the subject matter of this invention comprises a casing indicated at 10, and which casing may be constructed from any suitable material, and vary in size and shape without departing from the inventive idea. The casing is provided with a handle or hand grip 11 by means of which the said casing can be moved over a wall or ceiling for the purpose above stated. Arranged within the casing 10 is a roller 12 which is mounted between the ends of the casing in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 5, so that said roller can be conveniently and easily removed. The roller 12 is provided with openings 13 in the opposite ends thereof and adapted to receive pins 14 carried by springs 15, as shown. These springs can be easily flexed to separate the pins 14. from the roller 12 when it is desired to remove the latter from the casing. The roller 12- is adapted to support a roll of wall paper or the like indicated at 16, the paper when unrolled pass ing over rollers 17 and 18, and thence under a roller 19 and then out through the open side of the casing, over the roller 20 arranged in juXta-position with the roller 19, as shown in Figure 2. As hereinabove stated, the paper is applied to the wall or ceiling as it is unwound from the roll 16, this being accomphshed by the roller 21' journaled at the top of the casing 10 and pro ecting a slight distance beyond the open side thereof.

Arranged centrally within the casing 10 is a cylinder 22 adapted to contain paste or the like, the latter being introduced into the cylinder in a suitable receptacle 23 through a filling tube or spout 24:. Journaled within this cylinder is a brush, the body of which is indicated at 25, while the bristles are indicated at 26, andwhen this brush is rotated it applies the paste along one side of thestrip of paper passing about the rollers above described. F or this purpose it will be: noted in Figure 2 that the roller 19 rotates within an opening formed in the cylinder 22, so that as the strip of paper passes beneath the roller 19 it is partly projected within the cylinder to rcceive the paste from the brush 25. While the brush may be rotated in any suitable manner, this is preferably accomplished by means of a frictionwhe-el 27 which contacts the brush to rotate the latter, incident to the rotation of the wheel 27 by being moved along the wall or surface to be papere'd.

After a 'str1p of" paper has been applied to the wall or ceiling, it is necessary'to cut the paper from the roll at a point immediately adjacent the roller 21., and for this purpose I employ a knife blade 28 which is operated by means of a handle 29,.the

handle being supported by spaced. parallel bars 30, about each of which is arranged a coiled spring 31. These springs operate to normally hold the knife 28 in an inactive position, and when it is desired to out off the strip of paper it is only necessary to push the blade outwardly against the tension of the springs 21.

It is frequently desirable and necessary to cut the paper longitudinally, especially to remove the selvage or edge from the paper, and for this purpose I employ a knife disk 32 arranged to cooperate with the-rollor 18 above referred to. The" disk may" be moved into or out of operative association with the roller 18, and when in position for use, it cuts the strip of'paper longitudinally as the latter passes over the roller 18; as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 o-fthe'drawings. The paper cut from the strip ispassed'around a roller fjtwhich is rotated from the roller 19 by meansof an idler'35; thereby simultaneously winding the cut'portion of the paper about'the roller 31; while the main portion or body of'the strip of paper is being fed from the machine and applied to the wall or ceiling The invention is very simple in construction and can be very conveniently: and easily handled to accomplish the desired lresults.

lVhile it is believed that fromthe foregoing description the nature and advantages of the invention willb'e readily apparent, I'

desire to have it understood thatIdo not limit myself to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may be made when desired as fall withinthe scope of what is claimed. v

Having thus described the invention; what is claimed as new, is p 1. A wall papering machine comprising a casing, a roller journaled?thereinkand supporting a roll'of wall paper; a roller mounted for rotation adjacent one end of the casing and projeetingctherefrom for applying paper to the wall as it leaves the casing, a} plurality of guide rollers over which said paper passes, meansfor supplying one side of the paper with paste as it passes over 'said "guide rollers, said means including a rotatable brush, a friction wheel for rotating said brush, and means for cutting a strip of paper from the roll at a point exterior of the casing;

2. A wall papering machine of the character described, comprising a casing, a roll er jo'urnalled therein andsupporting a roll of wallpaper, aroller mounted for rotation adjacent one end of the casing and partly projecting therefrom for applying paper" to. the wall surfacai a. plurality of guiderollers over which the: paper passes, means for applying paste to one side of the paper as it' passes over the guide rollers, said casing having'a slot, a' cutting disk mounted for movement in said slot toward and away from oneof'the guide rollers and cooperating therewith to cut the paper longitudinally as it passes through themachine means for cutting a strip of paper from the rollat a pointlexteriorlv of. the casing, and means including a roller. for winding the cut portion of the paper about said roller as it is cut from the strip. longitudinally.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

STEVE BOROS.

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